'Frank Sinatra did come and get us, and took us over to Sammy Davis’s table.'
In the early 1960s Anna Bailey became the first Black woman to work as a dancer on the Las Vegas Strip, at the Flamingo hotel and casino. She and her husband went on to open successful clubs.You were performing at the Apollo at a very young age. Did you have any influences, or people teaching around you, who made an impact on you?I hate to name-drop, but Pearl Bailey was a great influence. Even though my last name is Bailey, we’re not related, but she would call my husband “Cuz” and me “Cuz.
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